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The triage solution powering FreeMD is 100% written, and maintained, by board-certified emergency medicine physicians at DSHI Systems. These physicians update FreeMD content quarterly, utilizing peer consensus and supplemented by best evidence resources. The triage solution that powers FreeMD also powers DSHI Systems nurse call-center software, which has been in professional use since 1996.
DSHI Systems triage solutions have been proven through extensive use by healthcare professionals in the U.S. government and major managed care organizations for the past 12 years. Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Telecare nurses use DSHI Systems triage solution to provide services to 17 million veterans in 34 states. This comprises 95 VHA Medical Centers and 380 Outpatient Clinics. DSHI Systems triage algorithms have been validated by millions of clinical encounters.
